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2025-2026 Bill 5170 Text of Previous Version (Feb. 11, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5170

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TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS 
BY AMENDING SECTION 12-39-15, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF 
COUNTY AUDITORS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER VIRTUAL CLASSES; AND BY 
AMENDING SECTION 12-45-15, RELATING TO CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF 
COUNTY TREASURERS, SO AS TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT TO OFFER VIRTUAL CLASSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Section 12-39-15 of the S.C. 
Code is amended to read:

 Section 
12-39-15. (A) A county auditor 
annually shall complete satisfactorily a minimum of eighteen hours of 
continuing education courses that the department establishes or causes to be 
established. The department may offer any or all of the 
required courses virtually. Failure to complete satisfactorily these 
courses in any year results in the auditor forfeiting one thousand dollars of 
his state salary supplement for that year as provided in the annual general 
appropriations act. The content, cost, and dates of the courses must be 
determined by the department.

 (B) The department, for reasonable 
cause, may excuse a county auditor from attending these courses for any year. 
If excused, the auditor does not forfeit one thousand dollars of his state 
salary supplement for that year.

SECTION 2. Section 12-45-15 of the S.C. 
Code is amended to read:

 Section 
12-45-15. (A) A county treasurer 
annually shall complete satisfactorily a minimum of eighteen hours of 
continuing education courses that the department establishes or causes to be 
established. The department may offer any or all of the 
required courses virtually. Failure to complete satisfactorily these 
courses in any year results in the treasurer forfeiting one thousand dollars of 
his state salary supplement for the year as is provided in the annual general 
appropriations act. The content, cost, and dates of the courses must be 
determined by the department.

 (B) The department, for reasonable 
cause, may excuse a county treasurer from attending these courses for any year. 
If excused, the treasurer does not forfeit one thousand dollars of his state 
salary supplement for that year.

SECTION 
3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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